When does Ozark launch on Netflix in the UK and who’s in the cast with Laura Linney and Jason Bateman?

The gritty new crime drama sees a family of four go on the run to escape a drug cartel

By Tilly Pearce

21st July 2017, 1:09 pm

Updated: 21st July 2017, 1:21 pm

NETFLIX is delivering a brand new binge obsession in crime drama Ozark.

Here's everything you need to know about the show...

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The gritty new drama will see a family of four fight for survival as they try to escape a drug cartel's clutches

When is Ozark out?

Ozark Season One launches in full on Netflix TODAY (July 21) – where it will remain for the foreseeable future.

You will need to have signed up to the subscription service in order to access the series.

As of yet, the show has not been commissioned on any TV channel and will therefore ONLY be available on the streaming service.

It is not yet known if the show will continue for more than the original series.

What is Ozark about?

Ozark follows the story of Marty Byrde – a financial advisor from Chicago who finds himself on the bad side of a drug cartel after a money laundering plan goes awry.

With his business and life now in danger, Marty takes his family and relocates them to the rural Missouri Ozarks in order to pay off the $8million debt they've found themselves in.

The story will then follow their new lives as they readjust to their new, faraway location and desperation to stay off grid.

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Who is in the cast of Ozark?

Jason Bateman (Marty Byrde)

Jason has become known as a drama and comedic actor, most prominently as Michael Bluth in the farcical sitcom Arrested Development.

The star made his screen debut as James Cooper in Little House on the Prairie in 1981 and since then has appeared in a string of TV shows and movies including Horrible Bosses, The Gift and Office Christmas Party.

He is currently filming new film Game Night, which will be released next year.

Laura Linney (Wendy Byrde)

Laura Linney is a triple Oscar nominated actress known for roles in dramas including The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Mystic River and Primal Fear.

The New York native also fronted the original series of The Big C from 2010-2013, playing lead character Cathy who reboots her life after being diagnosed with cancer.

The show was such a success it was later remade for English audiences with Sheridan Smith in the leading role.

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Jason Butler Harner (Roy Petty)

Jason Butler Harner has been working as an actor for the past seventeen years, and in that time has made appearances on some of US TVs most successful dramas.

These include appearances in Scandal, Ray Donovan and Alcatraz.

Sofia Hublitz (Charlotte)

Sofia is an up and coming actress who found her big break after starring for three episodes in the US show Masterchef Junior.

While her culinary skills saw her booted from the show after three episodes, she made her first appearance in TV series Louie the following year.

Since then, she has only appeared in one episode of Horace and Pete, with Ozark promising to be her breakout role.

Jason Bateman stars in new Netflix show, Ozark

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